“We want to be able to work here. We don’t want to be forced to find a job somewhere else because we can’t afford to work here,” said Karla Wilkinson, programming librarian and union steward for Peoria Public Library employees.
Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) have been working for almost two months under an expired contract. Wilkinson says they’re asking for better wages and benefits, including more time off.
Wilkinson says negotiations are scheduled for the first week of March. She says they do not want to strike, but they are motivated to get a fair wage.
“We’re not encouraged, by what we’re hearing, that it’s going to be over anytime soon,” said Wilkinson.
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